Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Water Lanes
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New University
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The County Court House
- Mary Ward
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Treasurer's House
- De Grey Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch